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  • Pat Wood: The TT Interview

    By Kate Galbraith

    The former chairman of the Public Utility Commission, a Port Arthur native, discusses the reasons behind the long-term power crunch in Texas, his role in the wind boom and the future of solar power. Full Story 

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  • Amid Din of Pipeline Debate, a Quieter Fight Over Property Rights

    By Terrence Henry, KUT News/StateImpact Texas

    In part three of a four-part series on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, Terrence Henry of StateImpact Texas, in partnership with StateImpact Oklahoma, reports on the fight over property rights, which has spurred some Texas landowners to take the company building the pipeline to court. Full Story 

    David Daniel doesn't want the Keystone XL pipeline to cross his land
    Credit: Terrence Henry / StateImpact Texas

  • In Keystone Fight, a Debate Over the Risks of Crude Oil

    By Dave Fehling, Houston Public Media

    In part two of a four-part series on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, Dave Fehling of StateImpact Texas, in partnership with StateImpact Oklahoma, reports on the fight over the risks of crude oil, which supporters of the pipeline say presents no unique threat. Full Story 

    Pipe sections in Illinois await crews to weld and bury them during construction in 2009. This segment of the $12 billion Keystone pipeline project has already been built; a proposed pipeline through Texas still awaits government permits.
    Credit: Keystone Pipeline System

  • At Southern Tip of Keystone Line, a Glut of Oil Awaits New Markets

    By Logan Layden

    In part one of a four-part series on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, Logan Layden of StateImpact Oklahoma, in partnership with StateImpact Texas, reports from the tip of the pipeline’s southern leg, where tens of millions of barrels of oil are waiting to make their way to Texas refineries. Full Story 

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    Credit: Thomas & Dianne Jones

  • Receding Drought Exposes Rural-Urban Divide

    By Mose Buchele, KUT News

    Recent rains have improved drought conditions in Central and East Texas, but rural West Texas continues to struggle. Mose Buchele of KUT News reports for StateImpact Texas on what happens when cities see rain while rural lands continue to suffer. Full Story 

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  • TribWeek: In Case You Missed It

    By Evan Smith

    Aaronson maps Medicaid patients' access to pharmacies, Aguilar on Mexicans in exile, Batheja on an unlikely threat to a veteran lawmaker's re-election, Galbraith and Murphy interactively track reservoir levels around the state, Grissom on the ringleaders who rule the state's largest youth lockup, Hamilton on how much Texas professors are paid, Ramsey on who's conservative, Ramshaw and Tan on the latest Planned Parenthood kerfuffle, Root on what Santorum's exit means for the Texas primary, and parts 4 (by M. Smith) and 5 (by Tan and Dehn) of our series on school district closures: The best of our best content from April 9-13, 2012. Full Story 

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  • As Drought Ebbs, New Worries at the Bottom of Texas Rivers

    By Dave Fehling, Houston Public Media

    With the drought receding, at least temporarily, some scientists have turned their focus to the state's waterways, where mussels have been disappearing. KUHF News' Dave Fehling reports for StateImpact Texas on the future of the organism that some consider a biological indicator of the health of the state's water system. Full Story 

    Texas Fawnsfoot, a potentially endangered mussel
    Credit: Texas Parks and Wildlife

  • TribWeek: In Case You Missed It

    By Ross Ramsey

    The first two parts of M. Smith's series on failing school districts (plus Murphy and Seger's interactive on how districts' characteristics relate to ratings), Root on lagging GOP candidates for president trying to shore things up in Texas, Ramshaw on a "fiscal switcheroo" to get federal money for women's health programs, Galbraith talks to a West Texas farmer about crop insurance and climate change and Aguilar on the money behind a lawsuit on long rifle sales: The best of our best content from April 2 to 6, 2012. Full Story 

    Tribweek Friday, April 6th.
    Credit: Allen Otto

  • EPA vs. Texas: The Cross-State Rule

    By Kate Galbraith

    In the month ahead, the cross-state air pollution rule will get its day in court, and as summer approaches, debate will continue over the capacity of the Texas electric grid and how to incentivize construction of more power plants. Full Story 

    Steam rises from the stacks at the Martin Lake Coal-Fired Power Plant in Tatum, TX March 30, 2011.
    Credit: Tom Pennington

  • Texas' Burgeoning Poultry Industry Raises Pollution Concerns

    By Dave Fehling, Houston Public Media

    Texas has become a major player in the growing poultry market, ranking sixth in the nation for chicken production. But as Dave Fehling of KUHF News reports for StateImpact Texas, the rise of "big chicken" has sparked some unexpected environmental concerns. Full Story 

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  • Ken Kramer: The TT Interview

    By Kate Galbraith

    The outgoing director of the Lone Star chapter of the Sierra Club on the importance of water, the growth of the Club, and how he stumbled on his future career path while hiking near Fort Bliss. Full Story 

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    Credit: Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club

  • TribWeek: In Case You Missed It

    By Evan Smith

    Aaronson interactively maps Texas Medicaid providers, Aguilar talks legalization with the head of the Drug Policy Alliance, Galbraith on farmers watering what they know won't grow, Grisson sits down with exoneree Michael Morton, Hamilton on the elusive $10,000 college degree, Murphy et al. update the 2012 election brackets, Ramsey on Bill Ratliff's frank budget analysis, Ramshaw on a hospital where the overweight need not apply, Root on Joe Straus' primary opponent and Tan rounds up reactions to the Supreme Court's health care hearings: The best of our best content from March 26-30, 2012. Full Story 

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